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Irving Bacon (September 6, 1893 – February 5, 1965) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 500 films.
Bacon played on the stage for a number of years before getting into films in 1920. He was sometimes cast in films directed by Lloyd Bacon (incorrectly named as his brother in some sources) such as The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938). He often played comical "average guys".
In the late 1930s and early 1940s, he played the weary postman Mr. Crumb in Columbia Pictures' Blondie film series. One of his bigger roles was as a similarly flustered postman in the thriller Cause for Alarm! in 1952.
During the 1950s, Bacon worked steadily in a number of television sitcoms, most notably I Love Lucy, where he appeared in two episodes, one which cast him as Ethel Mertz's father.
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| 1 | Ambush at Cimarron Pass (1958) | Judge Stanfield | - | - |
| 2 | A Star Is Born (1954) | Graves | 5.2 | |
| 3 | The Glenn Miller Story (1954) | Mr. Miller | 6.7 | |
| 4 | O. Henry's Full House (1952) | Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited) | - | - |
| 5 | Cause for Alarm! (1951) | Mr. Carston, Postman | 6 | |
| 6 | Born to Be Bad (1950) | Jewelry Salesman | 4 | |
| 7 | Woman in Hiding (1950) | Link | 4 | |
| 8 | It's a Great Feeling (1949) | RR Information Clerk | 4 | |
| 9 | Manhandled (1949) | Sgt. Fayle | 4 | |
| 10 | Good Sam (1948) | Tramp | 6 | |
| 11 | The Velvet Touch (1948) | Herbie | 4 | |
| 12 | Moonrise (1948) | Judd Jenkins | 5 | |
| 13 | State of the Union (1948) | Buck Swenson | 1 | |
| 14 | Monsieur Verdoux (1947) | Pierre Couvais | 6.7 | |
| 15 | The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) | Melvin | 8 | |
| 16 | High Wall (1947) | - | 4 | |
| 17 | Spellbound (1945) | Railway Gateman (uncredited) | 8 | |
| 18 | Week-End at the Waldorf (1945) | Sam Skelly | - | - |
| 19 | The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) | Missionary (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 20 | Since You Went Away (1944) | Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited) | 4 | |
| 21 | A Guy Named Joe (1944) | Cpl. Henderson (uncredited) | 2 | |
| 22 | The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) | Tom | 9 | |
| 23 | This Is the Army (1943) | Waiter (uncredited) | - | - |
| 24 | Shadow of a Doubt (1943) | Station Master | 7.7 | |
| 25 | Action in the North Atlantic (1943) | Bartender (uncredited) | 3 | |
| 26 | Holiday Inn (1942) | Gus | 6 | |
| 27 | Pardon My Sarong (1942) | Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited) | - | - |
| 28 | Footlight Serenade (1942) | Stagehand | - | - |
| 29 | They Died with Their Boots On (1941) | Uniform Salesman (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 30 | Caught in the Draft (1941) | Cogswell | 4 | |
| 31 | Great Guns (1941) | Postman | 5 | |
| 32 | Tobacco Road (1941) | Bank Teller | 5.5 | |
| 33 | Million Dollar Baby (1941) | Income Tax Man (uncredited) | - | - |
| 34 | Meet John Doe (1941) | Beany | 7.3 | |
| 35 | Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941) | The Soda Jerk | 6 | |
| 36 | Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) | Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 37 | His Girl Friday (1940) | Gus (uncredited) | 7.4 | |
| 38 | The Grapes of Wrath (1940) | Driver | 7.3 | |
| 39 | Bachelor Mother (1939) | Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 40 | Rio (1939) | 'Mushy' | - | - |
| 41 | At the Circus (1939) | Telegraph Clerk (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 42 | Gone with the Wind (1939) | Corporal | 7.6 | |
| 43 | The Oklahoma Kid (1939) | Hotel Clerk | 7 | |
| 44 | The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939) | Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited) | - | - |
| 45 | You Can't Take It with You (1938) | Henry (uncredited) | 6.7 | |
| 46 | The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) | Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited) | - | - |
| 47 | Topper (1937) | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | 5.7 | |
| 48 | A Star Is Born (1937) | Station Agent (uncredited) | 6.3 | |
| 49 | It's Love I'm After (1937) | Elevator Operator (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 50 | San Francisco (1936) | Picnicker (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 51 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) | Frank (uncredited) | 5.8 | |
| 52 | Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936) | Drug Store Clerk | - | - |
| 53 | The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936) | Mailman | 4 | |
| 54 | Goin' to Town (1935) | Cowboy | 5 | |
| 55 | Murder on a Honeymoon (1935) | Man with Pelican (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 56 | By Your Leave (1934) | Harry | - | - |
| 57 | It Happened One Night (1934) | Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) | 8.1 | |
| 58 | The Mind Reader (1933) | Reporter (uncredited) | - | - |
| 59 | Female (1933) | Gas Station Attendant (Uncredited) | - | - |
| 60 | The Bowery (1933) | Hick (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 61 | Lady for a Day (1933) | Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 62 | This Is the Night (1932) | Sparks | - | - |
| 63 | Lawyer Man (1932) | Court Guard (uncredited) | - | - |
| 64 | Million Dollar Legs (1932) | Secretary of War (uncredited) | 4 | |
| 65 | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) | Bill - Barber (uncredited) | 9 | |
| 66 | Bad Girl (1931) | Expectant Father (uncredited) | 4 |
